Undergraduate Certificate in Music

Undergraduate Performance Certificate - 18 credits total

The performance certificate is awarded by the School of Music to recognize those undergraduate
music students with degree emphases other than music performance as well as musically-talented
students who major in other disciplines. The performance certificate will allow gifted
and highly motivated students to acquire additional credit, professorial interaction
and guidance, and departmental distinction in music performance. Incoming freshman
may demonstrate their fitness for the performance certificate during their qualifying
or scholarship audition. Continuing students are eligible to enter this program by
application to the coordinator of the appropriate area faculty and upon recommendation
of the area faculty jury.

The certificate requires no more than 18 hours beyond the requirements of the baccalaureate
program. An extended jury is required to progress from MUSC 211 to MUSC 411. The completion
of the program requires successful completion of two half recitals or one full recital
(the musical equivalent to a senior thesis experience). The recital/s will be evaluated
using the same criteria as a music performance degree recital. The candidate's program
may be revoked byrequest of the candidate, action of the candidate's end-of-semester
jury, or action of the jury at the half or full recital. All qualifying students will
receive the performance certificate upon completion of their degree. In addition to
receiving the performance certificate, music majors will receive their degree "with
distinction in music performance" at commencement as part of the Departmental Undergraduate
Research Track.